The Over Time Impacts Of Smoke Free Air Ordinances In Texas

Silda Nikaj, Joshua J. Miller and John Tauras

No 22352, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We examine an untested hypothesis that posits that null results in early studies examining the economic impacts of smoking bans were driven by sample selection. Early adopters could better absorb the shock of bans, but among worse selected late adopters bans would adversely impact bars and restaurants. We exploit variation in the timing of ban institution among Texas municipalities and track their impact over time. We find similar adjustments trajectories between late and early adopters, but late adopters appear unaffected by bans in the long-term. Consistent with earlier studies, bans do not significantly affect bar and restaurant sales or establishment level alcohol tax expenditures.

JEL-codes: I1 I18 K32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-06
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